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It’s that time of the year. Keegan, my husband who has AS, and I break out sweaters. We take out …
Have you ever seen a high drama press conference? They tend to follow a formula. Something big happened and we know that …
I’m not sure if you know this, dear reader, but my background is in poetry! I got a Master’s degree …
Or Dawn’s alternate title: How To Make the Nakatomi Plaza Souffle Souffles, meringues, and mayonnaise are intuitively recognized as special …
Growing up, I had heard of others in my family being diagnosed with serious and life-changing illnesses, but they were …
Lately, I’ve been experiencing an SI joint flare-up. I’ve had the fatigue, the difficulty moving around, the all-over pain, and …
I’ve written about this before, and I will write about it again… I HATE MY DIETARY RESTRICTIONS! I just want …
Cortisone injections are a very common way of helping people deal with pain. They help deal with pain and inflammation …
Medical appointments seem simple enough: just book, show up, be seen, and follow up, right? Wrong! For many of us, …
The masks we wear come in all shapes and sizes, and much like the mask in the movie “The Mask” …
Keegan knows when a storm is coming, and often more accurately than what my iPhone weather app tells me. Changes …
Sleep. It’s something we all need. Eight hours of restful sleep per night. But what happens if we can’t get …
People with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) already face depression risks that result from chronic pain, physical limitations, and reduced quality of …
The summer of 2019 was the most stressful time of my life. I put The Dude (my elderly uncle and …
When I was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis a few years ago, I’d been experiencing symptoms for nearly a decade. They …
On October 7, 2019, my son and I attended the Bob Seger concert in Indianapolis, IN. This tour is called the …
If you read my article “The River Denial” (all about the difficulty of asking for and accepting accommodations) you read …
Pills dictate my life, as I’m sure they do for many people reading this. When you have a chronic illness …
If you don’t deal with chronic pain or illness, you’re probably wondering what it’s actually like to experience a flare-up. …
“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.”—Albert Camus It’s autumn, and it’s predictably …
